And first a shield he fashioned, vast and strong, with threefold rim, and baldric of silver. Stories from the Iliad H. L. Havell

He set the example by putting one on like a baldric, Mark doing the same with the other. The Black Tor George Manville Fenn

To a baldric also was attached the quiver of the archer, and sometimes such a band was merely worn as a decoration. The Heritage of Dress Wilfred Mark Webb

Their cartridge-pouch and their bayonet are slung to their right side by a baldric. The Human Race Louis Figuier

It was D’Artagnan’s sword, which, slipping from his baldric, had fallen on the sonorous flooring. The Man in the Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas, Pere

A “Sheffield whittle” stuck in his baldric; and in a pouch was deposited the remnant of a magnificent pasty. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) John Roby

The Knight undid the clasp of the baldric, and indulged his fellow-traveller, who immediately hung the bugle round his own neck. Ivanhoe Walter Scott

In front of her was a damsel bearing in baldric a great sword with haft of emerald and tassels of jewel-encrusted gold. The Science of Fairy Tales Edwin Sidney Hartland

And every buck’s tines should be reckoned as soon as a man can hang a baldric or a leash188 thereupon and not otherwise. The Master of Game Second Duke of York, Edward

His sword glittered with golden ornaments, and the scabbard was of silver, and the baldric of gold. Stories from the Iliad H. L. Havell

noun a wide silk sash or leather belt worn over the right shoulder to the left hip for carrying a sword, etc n.

c.1300, “belt worn over the shoulder,” from Old French baldre (Modern French baudrier “shoulder-belt”), which probably is from Latin balteus “belt,” said by Varro to be of Etruscan origin. The English word perhaps influenced by Middle High German balderich (which itself is from the Old French).

Also, baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes. Architecture. a permanent ornamental canopy, as above a freestanding altar or throne. a portable canopy carried in religious processions. Historical Examples The royal chair and baldacchino had been removed, and their place was occupied by the usual bench […]

Also, baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes. Architecture. a permanent ornamental canopy, as above a freestanding altar or throne. a portable canopy carried in religious processions. Historical Examples The most striking object in the interior is the magnificent Romanesque baldachin above the high altar. Brick […]

Also, baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes. Architecture. a permanent ornamental canopy, as above a freestanding altar or throne. a portable canopy carried in religious processions. Historical Examples It is quite isolated, and has neither flanking columns nor a baldaquin. The Cathedrals and Churches of […]

Baldassare [bahl-dahs-sah-re] /ˌbɑl dɑsˈsɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and author. Historical Examples Seckendorff was once well described by an English friend as the baldassare castiglione of the present day. The Empress Frederick; a memoir Anonymous noun Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, […]

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